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Stroll along one of the most evocative streetscapes in Tasmania and absorb the history of this pretty colonial town.
Artists know the historic town of Evandale as the heart of Glover country – colonial painter John Glover is described as the father of Australian landscape painting. Others flock to admire the town’s well-preserved late-Georgian and early Victorian architecture. Its High Street is one of the most impressive streetscapes in the state.
It’s no surprise, then, that Evandale is the perfect backdrop for the annual National Penny Farthing Championship each February. Wander the streets to browse the antique stores and see noteworthy buildings such as the two St Andrews churches – one Anglican, one Uniting – the Clarendon Arms Hotel and the red-brick water tower that resembles a rook on a chess board.
Eight kilometres south of town is Clarendon, a National Trust-listed three-storey mansion considered Australia’s grandest rural colonial estate.
Alongside John Glover, Evandale’s history includes a couple of other noteworthy characters. John Kelly, father of the notorious bushranger Ned Kelly, was part of a convict road gang working near the town, and John Batman lived at Evandale before founding the city of Melbourne.
Evandale is a 20-min drive (20 km) from Launceston and just 5 km from Launceston airport.
We acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal people and their enduring custodianship of lutruwita / Tasmania. We honour 40,000 years of uninterrupted care, protection and belonging to these islands, before the invasion and colonisation of European settlement. As a destination that welcomes visitors to these lands, we acknowledge our responsibility to represent to our visitors, Tasmania’s deep and complex history, fully, respectfully and truthfully.
We acknowledge the Aboriginal people who continue to care for this country today. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present. We honour their stories, songs, art, and culture, and their aspirations for the future of their people and these lands. We respectfully ask that tourism be a part of that future.
Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre
16-20 Davey St, Hobart TAS 7000
(03) 6238 4222
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